(2022-01-14). Spike in proportion of UK babies in hospital with Omicron. rt.com 
Researchers urge calm despite noting the rise in infants infected with Covid's most contagious variant | Data published on Friday by the UK's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has warned the percentage of children aged under one in hospital with Covid has risen from 30% to 42% following the outbreak of the Omicron strain. | A study by the Coronavirus Clinical Characterisation Consortium and Covid-19 Clinical Information Network found that, compared with previous waves of the pandemic, there has been a recent sharp rise in the proportion of infants requiring hospital treatment. | One reason proposed is…
(2022-01-14). Australian trade unions demand free COVID testing for all as cases surge. peoplesdispatch.org Australia has added around a million new cases in the past two weeks, making it one of the biggest Omicron-driven surges in the world. Meanwhile, the Scott Morrison government is relaxing quarantine norms for close contact workers, a step that has been roundly criticized by unions…
(2022-01-14). Strikes And Student Walkouts Spread Across US As Omicron Surges. popularresistance.org Across the US, Omicron infections continue to explode, as "more children are being admitted to hospitals than ever before," according to *CNN.* Vaccination rates among children remain low and community spread, accelerated by the holiday season and the return to in-person instruction, is rippling across the social terrain; hitting teachers, parents, and family members. In just the Los Angeles school district, "Approximately 65,000 students and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, according to mandatory testing conducted by the district during the winter break." The drastic spike in COVID cases has also…
(2022-01-14). Students, educators and parents angered over Chicago Teachers Union deal to reopen schools. wsws.org As Chicago students prepare walkouts, opposition is growing to the CTU's deal to reopen schools in the midst of the deadly Omicron surge.
(2022-01-14). Students in Portland, Oregon issue call to action to close schools. wsws.org Students have issued an open letter calling for the closure of their school in order to stop the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant and for a temporary shift to online learning.
(2022-01-14). How Canada's homicidal let it rip policy paved the way for the catastrophic Omicron wave. wsws.org With hospitalizations and deaths rising sharply across Canada, government and corporate media claims that Omicron is "mild" are proving to be a cruel lie.
(2022-01-14). AMS professorship and disease relapse: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2022-01-14). Consumer Health: What is Hashimoto's disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about Hashimoto's disease. Hashimoto's disease, also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, is an autoimmune disorder where your immune system creates antibodies that damage your thyroid gland. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck. Your thyroid produces hormones that regulate your heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight. Hashimoto's disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive…
(2022-01-14). A Program For A Future Society That We Will Build In The Present. popularresistance.org In October 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report that received barely any attention: the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021, notably subtitled Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste, and gender. 'Multidimensional poverty' is a much more precise measurement of poverty than the international poverty line of $1.90 per day. It looks at ten indicators divided along three axes: health (nutrition, child mortality), education (years of schooling, school attendance), and standard of living (cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets). The team studie…
(2022-01-14). Nurses In US Protest COVID-19 Working Conditions. popularresistance.org The protests were held under the banner of National Nurses United (NNU), a labor union with more than 175,000 members nationwide, which called on the hospital industry to "invest in safe staffing." | Hospitals in the US, the worst-hit country in the world, have been struggling to cope up with the new tide of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, as well as worker shortages and burnout. | Nurses are furious over sheer callousness and indifference shown by the government as well as their employers, blaming them for caring about their businesses, not the public health. | The protests took place across 11 US states and Was…
(2022-01-14). More than 8,000 Kroger grocery workers strike in Colorado. nationofchange.org On the heels of a new report showing significant financial insecurity, including homelessness, among workers at Kroger grocery stores, more than 8,000 of the chain's employees in Colorado went on strike Wednesday to demand fair wages and better healthcare benefits. Amid a recent wave of successful strikes at companies including John Deere and Kellogg's, the …
(2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: Virtual Town Hall on Black Maternal Health w/ ERA Coalition & FWE. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-01-14). America's national symbol faces slow death. rt.com 
Lead poisoning is blamed for the slump in bald eagle population's growth | A new study has found the bald eagle population in the US has taken a significant hit from lead poisoning, eaten by the animals from left-behind ammunition from hunters. | The study, from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at Cornell University, found the bald eagle population growth has decreased by 4-6%, based on data gathered between 1990 and 2018. | Scientists examined bald eagle populations in seven Northeast states and found some are affected by hunters leaving behind contaminated organs after field dressing an animal.
(2022-01-14). Joe Rogan is a 'menace to public health', doctors claim in letter to Spotify. rt.com 
Hundreds of health experts accuse the service's top podcaster of spreading "baseless conspiracy theories" about Covid-19 | A group of 270 health and science professionals have signed an open letter to the audio streaming service Spotify, demanding a stricter policy on misinformation to combat podcaster Joe Rogan's alleged Covid "conspiracy theories." | The
(2022-01-14). Hawaiians, U.S. military dependents protest Navy fuel pollution. workers.org 
By Anne Kealohapau'ole Jan. 9 — Protesters angered by the water crisis persevere at rallies at the Hawai'i Department of Health, the State Capitol in Honolulu and in front of the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, all on the island of O'ahu. Native Hawaiians, local community . . . |
(2022-01-14). Dr. Cheryl Grills Appointed to National Reparations Commission. indybay.org On the ground, in the streets of Sacramento County, seat of the Capitol of the Great State of California, "Racism" declared a Public Health Crisis by Sacramento County Supervisors. Slavery in California cloaked, authentic California History by people of African Descent distorted, discredited and being destroyed as Dr. Carter G. Woodson suggested in his seminal work, "Mis-Education of the Negro" – oftern it is darkest before the dawn.
(2022-01-14). Afghanistan in Freefall: Deadly U.S. Sanctions Blamed for Shocking Humanitarian Crisis. democracynow.org 
As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.'s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation's civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the lack of heat and basic amenities as winter descended. "There's been a drought. There's food insecurity. And all of th…
(2022-01-14). Selected Articles: "Different Batches" and "Lethal Doses", "The Vaccines Are Designed to Kill" globalresearch.ca 
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(2022-01-14). US Supreme Court strikes down Biden large employer vaccine mandate. wsws.org The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to block the Biden administration's policy that would force companies with more than 100 employees to require their staff to be vaccinated or wear masks daily and be tested weekly at their own expense.
(2022-01-14). China urges certain countries to stop stockpiling vaccines and live up to promises: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China calls on relevant countries to live up to promises of providing vaccines to the world, work with China to close the global "immunization gap" and make due contribution to humanity's early victory over the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese FM spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday.
(2022-01-14). Dutch restaurants rebel against Covid rules. rt.com 
Some eateries have opened up despite lockdown rules forbidding it | Some restaurants in the Netherlands have reopened despite current Covid restrictions, in a refusal to wait for the Dutch prime minister's announcement, expected later on Friday, on whether to relax the month-long lockdown. | In an act of defiance against the government's tough Covid-19 restrictions, which were imposed in mid-December, restaurants in the Dutch city of Valkenburg reopened on Friday with support from the local mayor. | Protestopening van winkels en horeca in Valkenburg (Nederland) is rustig verlopen. | De overheid heeft vlak voor…
(2022-01-14). Alemania reporta otro récord en contagios de Covid-19. telesurtv.net El canciller federal de Alemania, Olaf Scholz, ha propuesto la vacunación obligatoria para todos los adultos.
(2022-01-14). Brasil roza los 100 mil casos del coronavirus en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias indicaron que Brasil viene aumentando el ritmo de contagios desde hace más de tres semanas.
(2022-01-14). Argentina dona un millón de vacunas contra Covid-19 a Egipto. telesurtv.net El envío de estas donaciones son gestionadas por la Cancillería y el Ministerio de Salud de Argentina.
(2022-01-14). "Bastille 2022": Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca Bastille 2022 pertains to the restoration of fundamental rights. It seeks to reverse the criminal COVID-19 agenda which in the course of the last two years has triggered economic, social and political chaos Worldwide, coupled with bankruptcies, unemployment, mass poverty and despair.
(2022-01-14). East China's Hangzhou reports 1 new local COVID-19 case. ecns.cn A nurse from a local hospital in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, was identified as a mild COVID-19 case after testing positive for the virus during a routine nucleic acid testing on Thursday evening.
(2022-01-14). Cabinet Ministers Reportedly Reveal What BoJo Should Do to Save His Scandal-Hit Career. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, several senior Tory backbenchers called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after he apologised for attending a May 2020 party held in his official residence on Downing Street during a COVID-19 lockdown.
(2022-01-14). Biden admin tells state to mask up kids or forfeit Covid relief. rt.com 
Government tells Arizona to lift ban on masks in schools or lose billions in federal Covid aid | The US Treasury Department has told Arizona's Republican governor to abolish two programs aimed at discouraging school mask mandates within 60 days, or give back over $1 billion in federal Covid-19 relief and forfeit the rest. | The Biden administration is taking issue with Arizona's Education Plus-Up Grant Program, which offered $163 million in funding to schools in the state, but made districts that require masking ineligible. | Another initiative, dubbed the Educational Recovery Benefit Program, offers up to $7,…
(2022-01-14). Sri Lankan migrant workers support Global Inquest into COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org Sri Lankan migrant workers explain difficulties they faced due to the criminal response of the ruling elite to the pandemic in both the Middle East and Sri Lanka.
(2022-01-14). Johnson eyes Downing Street overhaul to avert 'political death' — media. rt.com 
Boris Johnson under fire over reports his office held multiple parties while England was in lockdown | UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly expected to conduct a shake-up of Downing Street staff amid growing pressure over a number of parties allegedly held by his office in breach of Covid lockdown rules. | The Financial Times has reported that Johnson will launch a major restructuring of his top staff in an effort to cling to power as public and political criticism mounts against his government. | Speaking anonymously to the FT, one individual identified as an ally of Johnson claimed that "Boris reali…
(2022-01-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org School students in Italy in COVID safety strike demand return to remote learning and free tests and masks; protests in major cities in Lebanon and teachers strike as currency continues to fall; hundreds of striking South African Clover Foods dairy workers out for eight weeks protest wage cuts, retrenchments and restructuring…
(2022-01-14). French teachers strike vs. COVID-19 policies. wsws.org Italian students are to walk out Friday, joining the rising international movement against the government refusal to fight the pandemic.
(2022-01-14). 'Anytime, Anywhere': Dr. Oz Challenges 'Petty Tyrant' Fauci to Debate on COVID-19. sputniknews.com Dr. Mehmet Cengiz àñz, popularly known as 'Dr. Oz,' confirmed that he would end his role as a TV-based cardiothoracic surgeon to pursue a new political role as a US senator after recently relocating to Pennsylvania. The celebrity doctor's newfound aspiration, coupled with his opinions about COVID, have raised eyebrows.
(2022-01-14). Headlines for January 14, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bills Appear Doomed in Senate as Sinema & Manchin Oppose Filibuster Change, Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccination-or-Test Mandate for 84 Million U.S. Workers, White House Orders Another Half-Billion Coronavirus Tests for U.S. Residents, New York Mayor Considering Virtual Learning Option as COVID-19 Cases Surge in Classrooms, Head of Oath Keepers Among 11 Charged with Seditious Conspiracy over Jan. 6 Insurrection, RNC May Try to Block Future Candidates from Presidential Debates, U.N. Calls for Urgent Funding to Avert Millions of Deaths in Afghanistan, Specter of War Remains After Talks Fail to Resol…
(2022-01-14). China's foreign trade hits new high in 2021. ecns.cn China's foreign trade moved up another notch in 2021 by exceeding 6 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time albeit the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on the global trade, official data showed Friday.
(2022-01-14). Senior prosecutor praised by Kamala Harris is indicted on federal charges. rt.com 
The vice president encouraged voters to support Marilyn Mosby to help 'reform' the criminal justice system | On Thursday, Marilyn Mosby, the state's attorney for Baltimore, was indicted for perjury and falsifying documents at a time when she alleged she was struggling financially due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | Mosby, a Democrat who was elected to her position in 2015, claimed on two occasions that she was suffering work-related hardship so as to borrow a total of $90,000 from her retirement account. She used that money to purchase two Florida vacation homes, prosecutors say. | According to the indictment, Mos…
(2022-01-14). Australian governments forcing COVID-exposed workers to stay on the job, pressing ahead with school reopenings. wsws.org Amid mass workplace transmission of the virus, Australia's governments have decreed that workers can be forced to stay on the job, even if they live with someone who has a confirmed infection.
(2022-01-14). Restaurants to stay closed as Dutch relax Covid restrictions. rt.com 
Other businesses will be opening for the first time since strict orders were imposed in December | Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced that the country will be easing back on some of its tough Covid restrictions, despite a growing number of infections and amid protests from those businesses that have to remain closed. | Non-essential businesses such as gyms, and hair and beauty salons will be able to open until 5pm from Saturday onwards, Rutte announced in a press conference on Friday. | "We are taking a big step and that also means we're taking a big risk," the prime minister said. | Businesses and…
(2022-01-14). Australian media COVID propaganda barrage intensifies ahead of schools' reopening. wsws.org An "open letter" demanding the school system's reopening will serve as an enduring indictment of its 35 signatories, and, for the medical professionals among them, as a gross dereliction of duty.
(2022-01-14). Massachusetts principal admonishes students for sharing photos of their COVID-19 rapid tests. wsws.org In a remarkable email, a principal of one K-8 public school in Brookline, Massachusetts, demanded that parents of middle grade students tell their children to stop worrying about their friends catching COVID-19—and stop complaining.
(2022-01-14). Primera Ministra de Suecia da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Al mismo tiempo, Suecia estableció un nuevo récord de casos de Covid-19 y espera un pico de contagios a finales de enero.
(2022-01-14). Opposition by educators and students to in-person classes mounts as COVID-19 infections surge across US. wsws.org Educators and students in Oakland, California, took part in job actions and protests Thursday as part of a national and international campaign to close schools and stop the spread of COVID-19.
(2022-01-14). Pennsylvania moves forward with a vicious attack on the public university system as enrollment collapses. wsws.org The state's higher education system cuts school programs and staff while the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen enrollment plummet by over 5,000 students.
(2022-01-14). Curbing COVID-19 in schools: Imperial scientists support CO2 monitor rollout. imperial.ac.uk UK schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative to reduce COVID-19 spread in classrooms.
(2022-01-14). Indígenas brasileños exigen la inmunización de todos sus niños. telesurtv.net Expresaron también su rechazo a los constantes ataques del Gobierno de Bolsonaro contra la decisión de vacunar niños.